Tekura

The skill of Tekura was perfected centuries ago during the Wars of Succession. It was devised by the Sentaari Grandmaster of Flowers as a means for his Guild to fight against Castomira's Royal Elites on Judgement Mountain following their confiscation all of the monks' weapons. Tekura involves control of the body to kick, punch, and throw the opponent, and it is practised solely by members of the Monk class.

An adventurer's proficiency in Tekura is measured by the belt colour he or she has attained. To obtain a new belt, the martial artist must first learn the required lessons for that skill rank and then master the appropriate kata. Upon successful demonstration of the kata to a monk ranked at least three belts higher than the performer, that person will be awarded a new belt. Below are listed the belts a Tekura practitioner may achieve, as well as what kata must be demonstrated to obtain it. For reference, the skill ranks and abilities are listed alongside the belt colour to which they correspond.

Tekura users may purchase special armbands of the Fist artefacts, which allow them to hit more often.

Belt Level	Skill Rank	Kata to Demonstrate
White	Inept	N/A
Grey	Novice	Jakata
Yellow	Apprentice	Lisagi
Green	Capable	Rhee
Blue	Adept	Philos
Orange	Skilled	Tykorima
Red	Gifted	Opha
Purple	Expert	Nexus
Bronze	Virtuoso	Kali
Silver	Fabled	Do-san
Gold	Mythical	Rhythos
Black	Transcendent	Krull

Abilities in Tekura

Ability	Description
Horse	The most basic stance.
Combo	Combo attacks together
Jab	A straight-forward punch.
Snapkick	A straight-forward kick.
Hook	A curving punch.
Eagle	Stance of the soaring eagle.
Sidekick	A powerful thrusting kick.
Uppercut	An upwards hooking punch.
BodyBlock	Using your body to block blows.
Palmstrike	Striking your opponent's nose, rendering him blind.
Hammerfist	A strike with your fists to the legs.
Cat	An agile, defensive stance.
Roundhouse	A twisting kick.
Evade	A block that attempts to completely avoid attacks.
Sweep	Attempting to sweep your opponent off his feet.
Bear	A highly specialized stance, designed for punching.
Slam	The first of the throws.
Moonkick	A powerful, curving kick.
Spear	A jabbing punch with an outstretched hand.
Rat	A well-balanced stance.
Thrustkick	A kick designed to push your target away.
Wrench	A nasty throw that breaks the target's limbs.
Axe	A slow but powerful kick.
Guarding	Guarding a body part and counterattacking.
Scorpion	A devastatingly powerful attack stance.
Whirlwind	The most powerful kick.
Bladehand	Attempting to disarm your opponent.
Pinch	A special and powerful block.
Backbreaker	The ultimate throw.
Jumpkick	Attack someone in an adjacent room with a flying kick.
Dragon	The superior state of mind.